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==Getting Sugar==

===Sugar on a Stick===

Sugar on a Stick is the easiest way to get Sugar ~~and~~ [[Sugar on a Stick | ~~this is the~~ introductory page]]

Sugar on a Stick is the easiest way to get Sugar. The [[Sugar on a Stick | introductory page]] provides details of the process, which is also summarized below.

If this is going to be your first attempt at running ~~sugar~~, you ~~could~~ take the advice "buy rather than build". For purchase information for Sugar pre-installed on a bootable USB flash drive, see [[Sugar Creation Kit#Commercial source of SoaS-loaded media]].

'''Note:''' If this is going to be your first attempt at running Sugar, you may take the advice "buy rather than build". For purchase information for Sugar pre-installed on a bootable USB flash drive, see [[Sugar Creation Kit#Commercial source of SoaS-loaded media]].

~~Please~~ do not be discouraged from building Sugar on a Stick ~~by this comment~~. It was the first bootable flash drive I had ever made and worked at the second attempt.

But please do not be discouraged from building Sugar on a Stick yourself. It was the first bootable flash drive I had ever made and worked on the second attempt.

If you are a Windows user with no Linux experience, you ~~are not going to do anything~~ more complicated than a purchase at Ebay! Have a look at the Fedora program you will use: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/

If you are a Windows user with no Linux experience, you'll find that creating a Sugar on a Stick is no more complicated than making a purchase on Ebay! Have a look at the Fedora program you will use: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/

'''Hardware requirements'''

Before you download, you need to know if you will use the 64Bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64Bit, you may use the 64bit download version of Sugar called "x86_64". I think it is safe to say that ~~pcs~~ above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the ~~spec.~~ below should run the "i686" version.

Before you download, you need to know if you will use the 64Bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64Bit, you may use the 64bit download version of Sugar called "x86_64". I think it is safe to say that PCs above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the specification below should run the "i686" version.

You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is a) capable of booting from USB.

You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is capable of booting from USB.

: b) You will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.

:You will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.

From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 16.

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 ==Getting Sugar==
 ===Sugar on a Stick===
-Sugar on a Stick is the easiest way to get Sugar and [[Sugar on a Stick | this is the introductory page]]
+Sugar on a Stick is the easiest way to get Sugar. The [[Sugar on a Stick | introductory page]] provides details of the process, which is also summarized below.
-If this is going to be your first attempt at running sugar, you could take the advice "buy rather than build". For purchase information for Sugar pre-installed on a bootable USB flash drive, see [[Sugar Creation Kit#Commercial source of SoaS-loaded media]].
+'''Note:''' If this is going to be your first attempt at running Sugar, you may take the advice "buy rather than build". For purchase information for Sugar pre-installed on a bootable USB flash drive, see [[Sugar Creation Kit#Commercial source of SoaS-loaded media]].
-Please do not be discouraged from building Sugar on a Stick by this comment. It was the first bootable flash drive I had ever made and worked at the second attempt.
+But please do not be discouraged from building Sugar on a Stick yourself. It was the first bootable flash drive I had ever made and worked on the second attempt.
-If you are a Windows user with no Linux experience, you are not going to do anything more complicated than a purchase at Ebay! Have a look at the Fedora program you will use: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
+If you are a Windows user with no Linux experience, you'll find that creating a Sugar on a Stick is no more complicated than making a purchase on Ebay! Have a look at the Fedora program you will use: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
 '''Hardware requirements'''
-Before you download, you need to know if you will use the 64Bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64Bit, you may use the 64bit download version of Sugar called  "x86_64". I think it is safe to say that pcs above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the spec. below should run the "i686" version.
+Before you download, you need to know if you will use the 64Bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64Bit, you may use the 64bit download version of Sugar called  "x86_64". I think it is safe to say that PCs above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the specification below should run the "i686" version.
-You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is a) capable of booting from USB.
+You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is capable of booting from USB.
-: b) You will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.
+:You will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.
 From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 16.